Fulham will accept West Ham at home, in an upcoming Premier League round starting Dec 26th.
Currently Fulham is barely above the red zone, having 16 points in 17 games, home record of W2 D5 L2, scoring 10 goals and conceding 11 in those games. The team shares the same amount of points with the third team in the red zone Wigan.
Although Cottagers may not have been in the top spots recently they have always managed to finish close to the mid-section of the table. Last year the team finished 12th and played an Europa League final. This year the team leads the league with most draw games (10). With having won 0 games away from home Fulham needs a win here to move as far as possible from the danger zone.
West Ham are last with a game more than Fulham, 18 and 3 points less 13, away record of W0 D4 L5, scoring only 5 and conceding 16 goals in those games. The team hasn’t won a game in 12 Premier League games.
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However in those 12 games, the Hammers have recorded 6 draw games. Their most recent visit against Blackburn ended 1:1.
In the direct battles here West Ham got the advantage according to the statistics. The Hammers’ record here is W5 D2 L1. Their most recent visit was their first loss here with 2:3 last season.
Keep in mind that is a London derby so any current positions or performance shape might not affect the score here. While West Ham hasn’t won a game away from home yet, the trend in these derbies against Fulham are very successful end result.
Carlton Cole has scored in each of his last 4 Premier League starts against Fulham. He has also scored an own goal the last time both teams met. He is priced to score in this game at 3.75.
Clint Dempsey who’s currently Fulham’s top scorer with 5 goals has also scored the last two games against West Ham. He’s priced to score at anytime in this game at 3.00.
Bottom line, both teams will be struggling to make it into the next season of Premier League unless something radical happens. While Fulham are in a better position, West Ham aren’t that far away from them. From a profit point of view every derby is a 3-way game, and I’d look for the highest odds available here. In our case the away victory offers the most profitable odds. Just for information Fulham is priced to win at 1.90, while the draw offers the odds of 3.20.
Recommended Bet:
West Ham to win @ 4.20 (Bet365)
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